by Sohum Pal How to Get Away with Murder is one of ABC’s most popular shows–and for good reason. It is a “prestige drama” in every sense of the phrase: its characters inevitably embody wealth and privilege, if sometimes hard-earned; the primary plot device, training in the work of the law at a upper-tier university,…
by Janis Jin (Contributing Writer) It’s a weekend for rain. Stefani Kuo’s Architecture of Rain, the Yale Dramat’s first Fall Ex, opened on Thursday night to a nearly sold-out audience. Directed by Gregory Ng, Architecture of Rain is a story about grief and loss set in a glass house made of memory. The play follows…
by Kodi Alvord (Contributing Writer) On September 18, An] [art] [show] made its debut in the Ezra Stiles Art Gallery, the latest public showcase from the mind of Brian Orozco ’18. At first glance, the show may be overwhelming: business cards are scattered across the gallery floor, various paintings line the walls, a damaged mirror…
by Carlene Ervin (Contributing Writer) James Baldwin (1924-1987) was an African American writer who engaged in many forms of his craft: including novels, essays, and plays. Baldwin cannot be placed into a box or described in a perfect bow. He was complicated, and his works, like The Fire Next Time and No Name in The…
by Haylee Kushi (Staff Writer) The Yale Peabody Museum is celebrating its 150th anniversary with the installment of the exhibition: “Identity, Difference, and Understanding: Lessons from Oceania and Southeast Asia” at the PEABODY2, a one-room museum on the corner of York and Elm, a space offered to the Peabody Museum by Yale’s Office of New…